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February/March 2002

Date Ideas from 30 Day Gourmeters

Let’s start with a joke cuz we should never take our romance too seriously!

My parents had not been out together in quite some time.

One Saturday, as Mom was finishing the dinner dishes, my father stepped up behind her. "Would you like to go out,
girl?" he asked.

Not even turning around, my mother quickly replied, "Oh, yes, I'd love to!"

They had a wonderful time. It wasn't until the end of the evening that Dad finally confessed that his question had
actually been directed to the family dog, laying near Mom's feet on the kitchen floor.

And here are some ideas that were sent in:

How about getting tickets for the two of you to a sporting event and packing a "tailgate" picnic?

Ann E.

Hi Nanci,

You said you needed a date idea that your husband would like... My husband really loves to play pinball machines. For five dollars, you could spend at least an hour at the arcade, particularly if you're not a bad player! If it becomes a group date with the other couples from church, it's even more fun because the men are usually pretty competitive!

Best of luck!

Michele W.

Get an overnight sitter. I do this by trading once a month with another family. Check out rates of bed and breakfasts...or hotels...some fancier ones have great discounts...set the room up that day...bring his (and your)
toiletries, fresh clothes for morning, etc. Some wine is a nice touch. Take husband out on a date...out to eat is perfect... Then go to the hotel. He will be surprised out of his gourd. This is really a great way to show HIM you love him...by setting everything up and making it very special.

Lori D.

Hi Nanci,

I'm new to your website and want to congratulate you not only on the helpful work you are doing for women everywhere, but because you have such an upbeat attitude about cooking! It's "catching" even via cyberspace :-).

I don't know, but is Slagle a German name? or Swiss? Depending on your husband's ethnic heritage you might do what I did for my husband's birthday -- he is of Irish descent so I found an Irish bar/restaurant and took him there for dinner (and a Guiness, which I happen to like myself!) and then to a performance of an Irish band that was playing at a community center here in town. Dinner was under $10 a plate and admission to the music was $5 a head. He loves good food and good music and it was a real surprise to him and lots of fun for me.

Anyway, good luck with your "assignment" and thanks again for sharing your spirit.

Karen D.

I had been away training for a new job for 20 weeks. I finally returned to my fiancé (now my husband) I wanted to do something special, but did not have enough money to surprise him with a weekend away (besides our work schedules didn't permit it). I bought a cassette tape of ocean waves and of a tropical rain forest and hid the tape players behind the couch. I used inexpensive fabric remnants, plastic placemats, and a white sheet and covered the living room; transformed the entire room into a tropical island. I then cooked coconut shrimp and mixed tropical drinks. The only part that didn't work out was that I tried using fresh coconut. Have you have bought a whole coconut and tried to crack one? After a frustrating 45 minutes in the driveway trying to smash the )&*((*&^( thing (and realizing I still had to grate the coconut!) I borrowed some grated coconut from my neighbor and used the coconut to "decorate" the tropical island. It was actually a very fun evening and my now husband was very surprised. Hope this inspires you.

Sincerely,

Lisa C.

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